The Dog Stars (2026)
A solid watch; nobody's raving.
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The Dog Stars opened in theatres in Germany on 27 Aug 2026, and its cinema run has most likely ended. Its streaming release date hasn't been announced — this page updates the day it lands on streaming.
What the audience says
The Dog Stars is a solid, watchable English film that mostly delivers on what it promises. It's sitting at 6.6/10 on TMDB across 297 ratings, which puts it around the middle of the pack.
Genuinely divisive — critics can't settle this one. — distilled from critics' published reviews
Should you spend 1h 59m on it?
1h 59m of English science fiction with thriller threaded through. Runs about as long as you'd expect, so no scheduling gymnastics needed.
- Why
- 6.6/10 from 266 ratings — well received so far, on a modest sample.
- Skip if
- you want something set in a world you already know
- Best for
- A normal night, nothing to plan around
Story
After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while he’s flying his old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.
Good to know
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Watch with family? | 16 · Older kids & up |
| Genre | Science Fiction / Thriller |
| Language | English |
| Best screen | Theatre / big screen |
Director
Ridley Scott
Cast
When is The Dog Stars coming to streaming?
Not streaming yet — The Dog Stars opened in theatres in Germany on 27 Aug 2026, and its cinema run has most likely ended. English releases typically reach streaming about 5–9 weeks after opening, which would put it somewhere around October 2026.
That's the usual pattern, not a confirmed date — no platform has announced one. We re-check every day and this page updates the moment it lands.
Where to watch in Germany
Availability as of 15 Sept 2026 — platforms may change over time.
Trailer
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